\nWindow—- Select Android SDK Manager to open the Android SDK Manager and download Google API
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<\/a><\/p>\nI have to modify Manifest file of your application
\nGive the permission of INTERNET, ACCESS FINE LOCATION and add the =”com.google.android.maps” library<\/p>\n
On Eclipse there is a default key, that eclipse use to test and run our android applications It will help us to produce the MD5 fingerprint android<\/p>\n The location of the default key on Eclipse<\/p>\n Go to Window — Preference Select on the right Android, Build<\/p>\n Open a cmd and find the location of keytool<\/p>\n Hint : keytool comes with the JDK. If you are using cygwin then this is probably on your path already. Otherwise, you might dig around in your JDK’s bin folder. I search on program Files folder and I found it : C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.6.0_29\\bin Wtite keytool and press enter on the screen will be appeared a lot of information<\/p>\n starting….<\/p>\n On the screen it is appeared the following Go on by writing:<\/p>\n keytool -list -keystore C:\\Users\\Maria\\.an like this one I wrote It promted you to enter a password<\/p>\n Enter keystore password:<\/p>\n ***************** WARNING WARNING WARNING ***************** Keystore type: JKS Your keystore contains 1 entry<\/p>\n androiddebugkey, 23-Nov-2011, PrivateKeyEntry, When you get the key click on This key is good for all apps signed with your certificate whose fingerprint is: Your Generate API Key for Google Maps<\/strong><\/p>\n You have to be careful when you are using Google Maps<\/p>\n To launching your application you must create a new emulator Right click on you project folder Defentely DON\u2019T FORGET TO PUT GOOGLE MAP KEY ON Map view<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thank you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I want to use Maps on my android application\u2026 I\u00a0 did the following. Initially, I have to install Google Maps external library in my SDK environment. By default, the Android SDK includes the Google APIs add-on, which in turn includes the Maps external library. Go Eclipse, I am using eclipse to develop my android app … Take a further walk…<\/span> <\/a>
\nTo register for a Maps API Key on Google, you need to provide an MD5 fingerprint of the certificate that you will use to sign your application
\nFind your MD5 fingerprint<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWrite on cmd, in my case I wrote
\nC:\\Users\\Maria>cd C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.6.0_29\\bin<\/p>\n
\nC:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.6.0_29\\bin>keytool<\/p>\n
\nkeytool usage:
\ncertreq [-v] [-protected]
\n[-alias ] [-sigalg ]
\n[-file <csr_file>] [-keypass ]
\n[-keystore ] [-storepass ]
\n…..
\n…..
\n…..<\/p>\n
\ndroid\\debug.keystore<\/span><\/p>\n
\nC:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.6.0_29\\bin>keytool -list -keystore C:\\Users\\Maria\\.an
\ndroid\\debug.keystore
\nClick enter<\/p>\n
\n* The integrity of the information stored in your keystore *
\n* has NOT been verified! In order to verify its integrity, *
\n* you must provide your keystore password. *
\n***************** WARNING WARNING WARNING *****************<\/p>\n
\nKeystore provider: SUN<\/p>\n
\nCertificate fingerprint (MD5): YOUR KEY WILL BE APPEARED HERE.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nhttp:\/\/code.google. com\/android\/maps-api-signup.html
\nTo register for a Maps API Key, follow these steps: you have to provide the MD5 key<\/strong>
\nIf you don’t have a Google account, use the link on the page to set one up.
\nRead the Android Maps API Terms of Service carefully. If you agree to the terms, indicate so using the checkbox on the screen.
\nPaste the MD5 certificate fingerprint of the certificate that you are registering into the appropriate form field.
\nClick “Generate API Key” to get your key<\/p>\n
\nYou will use the AVD manager to create a new device with target set to one of the Google APIs<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\nGo to Project -> Properties -> Android, make sure the Project Build Target you have selected is one of the Google APIs ones (downloaded by the SDK manager under the “Third-Party Add-Ons” section).<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n